OFSTED
26 September 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,561
1,561 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
821
52.6% of pupils
Male pupils
740
47.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.4 pts
below England
School
10.4%
Dacorum
16.4%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.0 pts
below England
School
5.3%
Dacorum
13.0%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.3 pts
below England
School
0.7%
Dacorum
0.8%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.2%
1,298
Any other White background
5.4%
84
White and Asian
2.7%
42
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
38
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
19
Pakistani
1.0%
15
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.2%
300 of
1,561 pupils
1.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
57.9
18.7 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.36 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.75%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.53 pts
higher than
England
School
8.75%
Dacorum
6.27%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
18.35%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
2.53 pts
higher than
England
School
18.35%
Dacorum
16.01%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.49%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.68 pts
higher than
England
School
4.49%
Dacorum
2.02%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
100.3%
7.9 pts
above England
Ashlyns School
100.3%
Dacorum
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.